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we want to move forward, mend fences. >> reporter: mayor ed lee suspended him. the votes of four supervisors enabled ross mirkarimi to regain the job. >> i believe that they sought out an excuse for an inexcusable act that was confirmed by the criminal courts. >> reporter: mayor ed lee said there are hard feelings between his office and ross mirkarimi. >> this city requires us to work together. i will continue doing that. >> i look forward to working with the mayor, and the district attorney. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi says his experience over the last 9 months will make him a more effective sheriff for everyone. >> i want to reach out and plan to in a direct and personal way with any of the leaders of the domestic violence community and anyone else who has doubt. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi will meet with the interim sheriff on transitioning into the job. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if the district attorney has his way ross mirkarimi will have some of his dutying taking -- duties taken away from him. >> i am callin
we want to move forward, mend fences. >> reporter: mayor ed lee suspended him. the votes of four supervisors enabled ross mirkarimi to regain the job. >> i believe that they sought out an excuse for an inexcusable act that was confirmed by the criminal courts. >> reporter: mayor ed lee said there are hard feelings between his office and ross mirkarimi. >> this city requires us to work together. i will continue doing that. >> i look forward to working with the...
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mayor ed lee obviously some disappointment. his very own appointee to the board of supervisors voted against him essentially and wanted to let mirkarimi stay. the other supervisors who also voted that way were david campos, john avalos, and jane kim. >> the motion is not approved. the charges are not sustained. chaps chaps >> >> reporter: the late night decision. they felt that mirkarimi's guilty plea to self- impresesment against his -- imprison the did not rise to misconduct. the ethics commission voted to remove him from office. supervisor campos said the sole vote from the ethics president is what influenced his decision. >> the definition of official misconduct that is provided in the charter as he said needs to be done interpreted in a narrow way. it has to be a relationship to the duties and because if you don't have that interpretation, then you create a big opening for abuse. >> reporter: and that abuse he's talking about is in reference to the is mayoral power. mirkarimi will receive back pay from the time he was susp
mayor ed lee obviously some disappointment. his very own appointee to the board of supervisors voted against him essentially and wanted to let mirkarimi stay. the other supervisors who also voted that way were david campos, john avalos, and jane kim. >> the motion is not approved. the charges are not sustained. chaps chaps >> >> reporter: the late night decision. they felt that mirkarimi's guilty plea to self- impresesment against his -- imprison the did not rise to...
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that is mayor ed lee. he made that bet with the mayor of detroit. instead of the silly things they bet, they made it legitimate. they bet a day of public service. mayor bing will come out in san francisco and do a day of public service for san francisco. >> exciting. you know, mayor ed lee said we will have the parade on a wednesday, but mayor lee said it was fitting to have it on halloween. the city was ready for halloween. there was no better day than an orange and black day to celebrate the giants. >> as we leave you, our nbc chopper high above the scene, we have former mayors with us. we will check in with them next. stay with us. we'll take a short break and come back to the giants victory parade right here on nbc bay area. >> welcome back to the san francisco giants victory parade. let's go down to lawrence. >> reporter: on the parade route with the giants president and ceo, larry baer. this is incredible. >> this is unbelievable. somebody had a sign, lawrence, "happiest place on earth, san francisco." that says it all. if that is true, that m
that is mayor ed lee. he made that bet with the mayor of detroit. instead of the silly things they bet, they made it legitimate. they bet a day of public service. mayor bing will come out in san francisco and do a day of public service for san francisco. >> exciting. you know, mayor ed lee said we will have the parade on a wednesday, but mayor lee said it was fitting to have it on halloween. the city was ready for halloween. there was no better day than an orange and black day to...
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combing up we will tell you mayor ed lee's response to the outcome. >>> overnight news a 17-year- old girl is fighting for her life this morning after being stabbed multiple times in san francisco's mission district. police say the girl was attacked on vileness yeah and 21st streets just after 7:00 last night. at this point no arrests have been made. there was a fight just before the stabbing in the same area and police have trying to determine whether there was a connection between the two incidents. >>> firefighters are look into the cause of a fire that left three people homeless in san jose. that happened at 6:40 last night on fawn drive. three adults that lived in the home got out safely. they are looking for a place to live now. firefighters believe the fire started in an outdoor shelving unit. >>> fire investigators are looking for an arsonist that targeted a west san jose area. at least eight suspicious fires have been set in dumpsters and bushes in that area. >> as you can see they are close to the homes. you have cars in these garages if garages go up cars inside them can go
combing up we will tell you mayor ed lee's response to the outcome. >>> overnight news a 17-year- old girl is fighting for her life this morning after being stabbed multiple times in san francisco's mission district. police say the girl was attacked on vileness yeah and 21st streets just after 7:00 last night. at this point no arrests have been made. there was a fight just before the stabbing in the same area and police have trying to determine whether there was a connection between...
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ed lee. there are two things about the mayor's work and his administration that are particularly important to scoot, the first is that mayor lee is working hard to make this city an even better place to start and grow a new business, and second, he's been a toothless support of electric vehicles to improve san francisco's environment and the global environment as a whole so please welcome mayor ed lee. >> michael, matt, congratulations to scoot, yes. scoot and san francisco, well, let me first of all put this in some little perspective that i know, i know that we just announced last week, eb week in san francisco to the delight of so many people who want to just have modes of transportation, multiple modes of transportation in a city that are also environmentally friendly and to contribute that reducing our fossil fuels, we are in san francisco world citizens after all and i know it's exciting for ed risken, our mta manager, he and i were excited to talk about different modes of transportatio
ed lee. there are two things about the mayor's work and his administration that are particularly important to scoot, the first is that mayor lee is working hard to make this city an even better place to start and grow a new business, and second, he's been a toothless support of electric vehicles to improve san francisco's environment and the global environment as a whole so please welcome mayor ed lee. >> michael, matt, congratulations to scoot, yes. scoot and san francisco, well, let me...
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and i now want to welcome mayor ed lee. we're so proud to have mayor lee here to be in the city led by mayor lee. and, again, none of this could happen, none of our activities could happen without the support of the city. that's what makes us such a unique organization. it's what -- we've always had such strong support from the city. so, mayor lee, thank you. (applause) >> thank you. thank you, susan and barbara, and thank you all for coming out today on this ribbon cutting on a very, very important center of research. we have never given up on this fight to end aids, and i am so thankful to be working with supervisor scott weaner and supervisor david campos and the board of supervisors. and we have through the budget year in and year out, and particularly this last couple years, where state and federal funds may have been waiting. we stood up and said, we are continuing this fight at the highest level to make sure we fund everything we can to end this aids epidemic. you know, i've been in the city working and the numbers c
and i now want to welcome mayor ed lee. we're so proud to have mayor lee here to be in the city led by mayor lee. and, again, none of this could happen, none of our activities could happen without the support of the city. that's what makes us such a unique organization. it's what -- we've always had such strong support from the city. so, mayor lee, thank you. (applause) >> thank you. thank you, susan and barbara, and thank you all for coming out today on this ribbon cutting on a very,...
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ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: good morning. happy valentine's day, and thank you, gregg, for that very kind introduction. thank you for inviting me here again. it is a wonderful opportunity to talk about san francisco, our business climate, and what i can try to do to improve it, and how i can cooperate with oakland. i want to thank all of you because you played a great part in our economy and what we do and how we do it. i am happy to be here this morning to join all of you, and i am thrilled to be able to do this again. a year ago, i stood before you, and i had only been in office for seven weeks as the interim mayor of san francisco. the unemployment rate in our city was 9.5%. our city was faced with about $380 million deficit, and we were struggling with how to meet a rising and increased cost in our pension and health-care obligations. a year later, our city has come together to tackle pension reform and balance the budget. most importantly, we put people back to work. in the last 12 mon
ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: good morning. happy valentine's day, and thank you, gregg, for that very kind introduction. thank you for inviting me here again. it is a wonderful opportunity to talk about san francisco, our business climate, and what i can try to do to improve it, and how i can cooperate with oakland. i want to thank all of you because you played a great part in our economy and what we do and how we do it. i am happy to be here this morning to join all of you, and i am thrilled...
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he said mayor ed lee has supported it with the bid. >> we are all one region. santa clara and san francisco have a history going back to the mission and presidia. we are separated by 40 miles. there will be 40 miles of parties i'm sure in between. it is okay to leverage the resources in the bay area to showcase the great place we live. >> reporter: it's been over 25 years since the bay area hosted a super bowl. the last time was in 1985 at stanford stadium. the 49ers are expected to make the cut tomorrow. the next step is to submit a plan to the nfl and finally make a presentation live in person to all of the owners. that would take place in may since they are the one was the final say. reporting live in santa clara, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> thanks. the journey is over after three days and a few snags. coming up. when you can see it on display. >>> plus, defying death. we will show you the incredible sky dive from the edge of space that landed a daredevil in the record books. >>> a new report looks at the best cities to trick-or-treat in. a couple of
he said mayor ed lee has supported it with the bid. >> we are all one region. santa clara and san francisco have a history going back to the mission and presidia. we are separated by 40 miles. there will be 40 miles of parties i'm sure in between. it is okay to leverage the resources in the bay area to showcase the great place we live. >> reporter: it's been over 25 years since the bay area hosted a super bowl. the last time was in 1985 at stanford stadium. the 49ers are expected to...
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did, when mayor ed lee, when he was running for mayor last november, he have -- remember volunteer to help the chinatown members -- citizens to vote. stencils that they could only i remember a lot of supervisors here tonight that actually went feds. that whatmén the mayor did -- i !n 't know what they were >> president chiu: thank you much. >> my name is don -- from districtd.p.7. we should all be clear and i'm for the reinstatement ofí=xx ro. we should be clear, speaking for the people who are for the reinstatement of ross, none offe us support domestic violence, none of us are trying to hide it. but there's another agenda goi.t on here tonight and that's called political violence. what we're:j#iy seeing is an att to politically lynch a leading this city and working women in this city. what we're seeing in that is this town who would like to push people have made in this city. that's really what is on the agenda here tonight. reinstatement of ross you're talking about defending the if you vote to uphold the commission'sñ@hú÷ report, you're really siding with the 1% to take out a
did, when mayor ed lee, when he was running for mayor last november, he have -- remember volunteer to help the chinatown members -- citizens to vote. stencils that they could only i remember a lot of supervisors here tonight that actually went feds. that whatmén the mayor did -- i !n 't know what they were >> president chiu: thank you much. >> my name is don -- from districtd.p.7. we should all be clear and i'm for the reinstatement ofí=xx ro. we should be clear, speaking for the...
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next our conversation with mayor ed lee. another high profile sports event he wants to bring to town. ,, event this year. >>> this week san francisco is all lit up and orange for the biggest baseball event of the year. >> and so we sat down with san francisco mayor ed lee and asked him, all right, the world series brought a lot of attention and money to the city. but how vile is this overall to san francisco? >> it's extremely important -- vital is this overall to san francisco? >> it's extremely important. i think it's the unifying spirit a sports team does when they wane world -- a championship. look at the buildings. they are all orange, buildings that i never seen before turned to color. we had the building owners managers are all volunteering to change the colors. not only city hall but the opera house, symphony are all in bright orange. >> so we have that now. the next step is people are saying is how do you keep the roll going. you have the 49ers exiting the city and then trying to bring this warriors arena in. >> tha
next our conversation with mayor ed lee. another high profile sports event he wants to bring to town. ,, event this year. >>> this week san francisco is all lit up and orange for the biggest baseball event of the year. >> and so we sat down with san francisco mayor ed lee and asked him, all right, the world series brought a lot of attention and money to the city. but how vile is this overall to san francisco? >> it's extremely important -- vital is this overall to san...
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cbs 5 political insider phil matier with mayor ed lee with the orange tie. good morning, guys. >> okay. a question, what do you do in a situation like this? brag early or does that jinx the thing, huh? >> it jinxes, yeah. i got a lot of superstitions, phil. one of them was sitting in front of the batters with larry baer. one inning and then i try to behind in my seat. >> your seats have been upgraded. you have been a long-time giants fan. now you have gone from the back to the front? >> that's just temporary. i was -- that first game. world series, i was running around different suites different seats talking to everybody making sure and then i had maybe enough time to see all the bats come out. >> do you want -- they would have to lose two games out there but would you like to see them clinch back here as opposed to detroit? it means more work for you. >> but as a fan, of course, i mean, we have been looking at the numbers and ted egan and the controller's office is saying if they come back, it will be closer to that 40 million mark rather than the 18 conse
cbs 5 political insider phil matier with mayor ed lee with the orange tie. good morning, guys. >> okay. a question, what do you do in a situation like this? brag early or does that jinx the thing, huh? >> it jinxes, yeah. i got a lot of superstitions, phil. one of them was sitting in front of the batters with larry baer. one inning and then i try to behind in my seat. >> your seats have been upgraded. you have been a long-time giants fan. now you have gone from the back to the...
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now, part of the driving force behind this is mayor ed lee of san francisco, who has been working with the 49ers on putting together a bid for bringing the super bowl back to the bay area. santa clara's mayor is appreciative, even though some of the festivities will be taking place up north. mayor lee is helping santa clara by taking the lead in the bidding process and there's no hard feelings about this. as a matter of fact, it's quite the opposite. in his eyes, what's good for sf is good for the region. >> good weather, great people, great food, lots of entertainment. we're going to have parties all the way from san francisco, san jose and santa clara as well. it's going to be an exciting place to be for everyone. >> reporter: it's been over 20 years since the bay area hosted a super bowl back in 1985 at stanford stadium. to give you a sense of the connection the 49ers still feel to sf, team owner jed york has told the chronicle that if the 49ers win ear super bowl, wherever it's played, the victory parade would still be in san francisco. now again, they're supposed to make an announ
now, part of the driving force behind this is mayor ed lee of san francisco, who has been working with the 49ers on putting together a bid for bringing the super bowl back to the bay area. santa clara's mayor is appreciative, even though some of the festivities will be taking place up north. mayor lee is helping santa clara by taking the lead in the bidding process and there's no hard feelings about this. as a matter of fact, it's quite the opposite. in his eyes, what's good for sf is good for...
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late there afternoon, mayor ed lee toured the devastation left by this morning's fire and offered help with streamlining permits that the owners will need to rebuild. the fire broke out early this morning and flames shot out of the popular restaurant with more than 100 firefighters responding. it took four hours to contain it and another six hours to put it out. >> it was deeply routed. the angle of the building was challenging, too. >> reporter: fire officials say there are no indications that the fire was deliberately set. three firefighters suffered minor injuries and it forced muny to cut down the three major lines and commuters had to take buses. the owner of the squat and gobble is out of the country, and the restaurant is fairly well known. >> he takes care of them, and he is up to code. >> i don't know what i'm going to do. there is nothing quite like it on west portal. >> reporter: a newly renovated wine bart and an orthodontist's office were also destroyed. >> it's overwhelming. i got to go upstairs. it's pretty unbelievable. >> reporter: and we're back live and work crews ar
late there afternoon, mayor ed lee toured the devastation left by this morning's fire and offered help with streamlining permits that the owners will need to rebuild. the fire broke out early this morning and flames shot out of the popular restaurant with more than 100 firefighters responding. it took four hours to contain it and another six hours to put it out. >> it was deeply routed. the angle of the building was challenging, too. >> reporter: fire officials say there are no...
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mayor ed lee, obviously disappointed. a bit of the slap in the face, his very own opponent voted to keep him in office and she was joined by the other supervisors, campos, avalos and kemp. >> given that motion required nine votes to pass, this motion does not pass. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the late-night decision came down after nine long hours from mirkarimi's camp and ed lee's camp. the four supervisors felt his guilty plea just simply didn't rise to the lel offul misconduct. he will receive backpay. this whole ordeal stemmed from an incident with his ex-wife. >> i feel like justice was done. and mayor lee will have to be a bigger may. our sheriff is back. >> what would you want to say to mayor lee? >> i look forward to mending fences, mayor lee. >> reporter: now, mayor lee says he strongly disagrees with the 7-4 vote. the board's decision returns a convicted domestic batterer to lead the sheriff's office. we'll be here throughout the morning and hopefully grab and interview with ross as he's readed -- as he's headed int
mayor ed lee, obviously disappointed. a bit of the slap in the face, his very own opponent voted to keep him in office and she was joined by the other supervisors, campos, avalos and kemp. >> given that motion required nine votes to pass, this motion does not pass. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the late-night decision came down after nine long hours from mirkarimi's camp and ed lee's camp. the four supervisors felt his guilty plea just simply didn't rise to the lel offul misconduct. he...
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later on this morning san francisco mayor ed lee will say bring it on. the nfl choosing 49ers as one of two finalists to host super bowl l in that new $1.2 billion santa clara stadium set to open up in 2014. that would be 2016 for the super bowl. this morning mayor ed lee and other city leaders will launch the committee to run that campaign. that committee will make an official presentation to nfl owners coming the spring before the final vote. i've got to believe they have got a great shot. brand new stadium, lots of money. >>> let's see how traffic is holding up. it's still early out there, 4:54. >> look at this beautiful view of the bay bridge. you see the camera trembling just a little bit. a little breeze going on but the breeze moves smoothly. smooth drive off of the toll plaza. the maps will show you the east bay and the approach. the only concern is this construction at 880 typical but as they move those crews we tend to see a little slowing there. also eastbound 24 a little slow all the way to the caldecott. the construction in the area, that's
later on this morning san francisco mayor ed lee will say bring it on. the nfl choosing 49ers as one of two finalists to host super bowl l in that new $1.2 billion santa clara stadium set to open up in 2014. that would be 2016 for the super bowl. this morning mayor ed lee and other city leaders will launch the committee to run that campaign. that committee will make an official presentation to nfl owners coming the spring before the final vote. i've got to believe they have got a great shot....
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every time hiv/aids is threatened for san francisco, mayor ed lee comes to washington. he walks the halls, he commands the attention and respect not only of leader pelosi, but everybody that's necessary to help save what we need here in san francisco. so, thank you mayor lee for your leadership as well. (applause) >> leader pelosi couldn't be here today, but she asked me to share some words with you from her, which i'll do now. dear friends, thank you for invieedthing me to participate in the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the san francisco department of public health's new bridge hiv research facility. while i am unable to be with you in person, i joan you in celebrating the opening of the state-of-the-art research center which was constructed with federal funding through the national institutes of health and the american recovery and reinvest act. i would like to recognize two outstanding leaders in our fight against hiv/aids. your executive director dr. susan bookbinder and director of public health barbara garcia. also please join me in thanking mayor ed lee f
every time hiv/aids is threatened for san francisco, mayor ed lee comes to washington. he walks the halls, he commands the attention and respect not only of leader pelosi, but everybody that's necessary to help save what we need here in san francisco. so, thank you mayor lee for your leadership as well. (applause) >> leader pelosi couldn't be here today, but she asked me to share some words with you from her, which i'll do now. dear friends, thank you for invieedthing me to participate in...
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mayor ed lee says there is not a more appropriate place to pay tribute to the slain u.s. ambassador to libya than san francisco's city hall. >> he was in fact a bay area uc berkeley grad, a hastings grad, one that really spent his professional development in what i think is one of the greatest cities and regions of our country. >> though it is a family affair, but it is open to the public. >> charlotte schultz, the former wife of secretary of state george shultz organized the service. she says the ambassador's brothers and sisters will speak, as will college friends and dignitaries. >> and there are people coming from hastings and uc berkeley, people coming from the state department. ambassador pickering will be speaking. the ambassador from libya to the united states will be here. >> reporter: stevens' parents will not take the podium, but they shared with us how proud they are of their son. >> he was a great big brother. he watched over his brothers and sister. and he was -- he was a responsible person. >> he wasn't the kind of diplomat to sit in the office and attend r
mayor ed lee says there is not a more appropriate place to pay tribute to the slain u.s. ambassador to libya than san francisco's city hall. >> he was in fact a bay area uc berkeley grad, a hastings grad, one that really spent his professional development in what i think is one of the greatest cities and regions of our country. >> though it is a family affair, but it is open to the public. >> charlotte schultz, the former wife of secretary of state george shultz organized the...
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ed lee. this stems from a new year's eve incident where he bruised his wife's arm. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez spoke with the sheriff one-on-one and joins us live from san francisco with the latest. jodi, when does he officially start? >> reporter: well, murkarimi says that's up to interpretation, and it is his interpretation that officially begins right now. that is why murkarimi returned to his offices here at city hall this afternoon to begin the transition of once again taking the helm of the sheriff's department. >> i am anxious, eager, and gratified, and immensely humbled by the last ten months. >> reporter: reinstated sheriff ross murkarimi was all smiles as well-wishers stopped to congratulate him as he made his way back to work. >> it's time to heal. you know, and it's not about win or lose and what side or me being reinstated or not being reinstated. i think it's time to heal. it's really nice that we all rise above i think this experience, which i think has been agonizing for all
ed lee. this stems from a new year's eve incident where he bruised his wife's arm. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez spoke with the sheriff one-on-one and joins us live from san francisco with the latest. jodi, when does he officially start? >> reporter: well, murkarimi says that's up to interpretation, and it is his interpretation that officially begins right now. that is why murkarimi returned to his offices here at city hall this afternoon to begin the transition of once again taking the...